| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 155684 |
| Military Code: | WK-502 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman A-6 Intruder/Prowler (G-128) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman A-6 Intruder/Prowler (G-128) |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman A-6E Intruder |
| C/n (msn): | I-410 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| Unit Markings: | VMA(AW)-224 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Chicago - O'Hare InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Illinois, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KORD IATA: ORD Local: ORD Other: - |
| Event: | Air National Guard/Air Force Reserve Open House -1990 |
| Photo Date: | 19 May 1990 |
| Photo by: | Glenn Chatfield |
| Photo ID: | 387859 |
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1969: TOS USN as A-6A. 1970: Converted A-6C; assigned to VA-145, NAS Whidbey Island, WA. Early 1970 to mid-1971: Deployed to Vietnam on board the USS Ranger. 1971: VA-165, NAS Whidbey. 1973: VA-34, NAS Oceana. Ca. 1076: to A-6E. 1983: VMA(AW)-224, MCAS Cherry Point, NC. Late 1983: VMA(AW)-332 at Cherry Point. 1985: VMA(AW)-242, MCAS Iwakuni. 3/86: squadron relocated to MCAS El Toro, CA. Fall 1986: VMA(AW)-224 at Cherry Point. Ca.9/90 to ca/2/91: Deployed to Bahrain for Operation Desert Storm. 4/95: WFU, to Grumman, St. Augustine, FL, where it was salvaged and used as artificial reef. This photo is copyright © Glenn Chatfield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 31 August 2021, and has since been viewed 262 times. |